Hunting
Lessard Council kicks off with first meeting
St. Paul – The group that will recommend to the Legislature as much as $90 million a year in fish and game habitat projects met for the first time Monday, with members pledging to be
Pa. man qualifies for Bassmaster Classic
Deborah Weisberg Southwest Correspondent Pittsburgh – Ken Baumgardner, of Monongahela, is heading to the 2009 Bassmaster Classic on the Red River out of Shreveport-Bossier City, La., Feb. 20-22. A member of the Road Warriors Bassmasters,
New law makes poached big buck worth $13,000
Columbus – From trumpeter swans to trophy bucks, poachers are bagging hefty court-ordered restitution as a result of tougher sanctions approved by the Ohio legislature and being enforced since March 4. Two hunters arrested for
Number of muzzleloader deer hunters increases
St. Paul – If muzzleloader deer hunters in the state don’t have a banner season, it won’t be for a lack of hunters. As of last Friday, the eve of the 16-day season, deer hunters
The Lessard Outdoor Heritage Council: Meet the members
St. Paul – The 12 members of the Lessard Outdoor Heritage Council have been named and met for the first time earlier this week. Following are brief biographies of each member, as well as short
Nania, Meyer get Outdoor Life honors
Madison – Wisconsin has had an inordinate number of conservation leaders over the years, and that tradition continues today. Two current Wisconsinites, Jeff Nania, of Portage, and George Meyer, of Madison, have been named to
Deer harvest lags as season winds down
St. Paul – With the vast majority of the firearms deer season now in the rearview mirror, harvest remains off last year’s pace as hunters have killed 11 percent fewer deer. Hunters had killed 167,645
WWF appeals Forest Service road closures
Poynette, Wis. – A U.S. Forest Service decision to prohibit motorized vehicles on 50 percent of the existing roads on the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest is being appealed by the state’s largest conservation organization. The Wisconsin
